Teirlinck AC, et al. The incidence of symptomatic infection with influenza virus in the Netherlands 2011/2012 through 2016/2017, estimated using Bayesian evidence synthesis. Epidemiol Infect. 2018 Oct 23:1-6. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2018 from Epidemiol Infect. 2018 Oct 23:1-6 (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348244)Due to differences in the circulation of influenza viruses, distribution and antigenic drift of A subtypes and B lineages, and susceptibility to infection in the population, the incidence of symptomatic ...

Denney L, Ho LP. The role of respiratory epithelium in host defence against influenza virus infection. Biomed J. 2018 Aug;41(4):218-233.. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2018 from Biomed J. 2018 Aug;41(4):218-233. (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348265)The respiratory epithelium is the major interface between the environment and the host. Sophisticated barrier, sensing, anti-microbial and immune regulatory mechanisms have evolved to help maintain homeostasis ...

Credille CV, et al. Structure-Activity Relationships in Metal-Binding Pharmacophores for Influenza Endonuclease. J Med Chem. 2018 Oct 16. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2018 from J Med Chem. 2018 Oct 16 (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30351002)Metalloenzymes represent an important target space for drug discovery. A limitation to the early development of metalloenzyme inhibitors has been the lack of established structure-activity relationships ...

Gong YN, Kuo RL, Chen GW, Shih SR. Centennial review of influenza in Taiwan. Biomed J. 2018 Aug;41(4):234-241.. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2018 from Biomed J. 2018 Aug;41(4):234-241. (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348266)The history of influenza in Taiwan can be traced up to the 1918 H1N1 Spanish flu pandemic, followed by several others including the 1957 H2N2, 1968 H3N2, and the 2009 new H1N1. A couple of avian influenza ...

Delgadillo-Gutiérrez K, et al. Stability of retroviral pseudotypes carrying the hemagglutinin of avian influenza viruses under various storage conditions. J Virol Methods. 2018 Oct 19.. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 23, 2018 from J Virol Methods. 2018 Oct 19. (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347199)Retroviral pseudotypes are broadly used as safe instruments to mimic the structure and surface of highly pathogenic viruses. They have been employed for the discovery of new drugs, as diagnostic tools ...

Bartsch SM, et al. Epidemiologic and economic impact of pharmacies as vaccination locations during an influenza epidemic. Vaccine. 2018 Oct 5.. Abstractsubmitted by kickingbird at Oct, 21, 2018 from Vaccine. 2018 Oct 5. (via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30340884)INTRODUCTION: During an influenza epidemic, where early vaccination is crucial, pharmacies may be a resource to increase vaccine distribution reach and capacity.METHODS: We utilized an agent-based model ...